It’s not every day you get to fish with ‘Mr Urban Banx’ Alan Blair but thanks to a few phone calls and emails our diaries managed to align and give us 24 hours on the bank together (big thank you to Alan).We decided to head to Clearwater
Over the last few weeks the weather has been pretty good enabling us to get out and get amongst the fish. Both boats, The Trot On and the Alliance have both had some good catches fishing amongst the offshore wrecks and the closer in-shore up-tiding
This time of year is always regarded as the start of the predator season, but it’s a little different because the weather has been so mild. With temperatures as high as 25C at the end of October, I would imagine the pike and perch have been a
Swivels are great for joining different strength lines together, preventing line twist and gaining extra strength compared to simply using knots. Swivel links are also very useful for attaching various tackle like leger weights, feeders and loaded
Here come the Cod!Well it was this time last year when I boldly stated 'here come the cod' and three weeks later no more showed up. Oops!However it does look like some are starting to show up in the Thames Estuary and with more reports of fish
My first trip in October was a return visit to Denton Reservoir, near Grantham, still hunting the elusive big bream locals say are resident there. I fished the deeps again from the dam wall, starting off with a groundbait feeder and as usual was
As the summer slowly starts to slip away and the cooler autumn days begin, it normally means one thing for me…perch! In the words of Dick Walker, a big perch is the biggest fish of all and anyone who has had the pleasure of catching a big one will
The weather over the last fortnight has been quite lovely with some warm days and sunny skies. This has allowed our anglers to get out and enjoy some excellent sport with a variety of species.Offshore the Bass fishing has been superb with some
So, the plan was to move to France, live by a river and go fishing whenever I wanted. Dreams are all very well, but the reality of the last few weeks has seen us working flat out both with repairs on the house and with plenty of visiting anglers keen
After all the time I'd had off in the spring to chase moody tench around, I’ve had to catch up with some work lately so my fishing has been a bit limited. However, a few of the local members of The Tenchfishers had organised a day’s fishing for